The Reef (Haifa) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what we’ve got cooking for The Reef (Haifa) out in Israel.

Honestly, straight up, it’s a pretty bleak picture for the next 16 days. The model’s spitting out nothing but "poor surf conditions" across every single session, so I’m not going to sugarcoat it – there’s no real surf to get excited about.

Right from Thursday afternoon, July 2nd, we’re looking at weak 2ft swell from the WNW with a short period of only 6 seconds. The combined energy is a sad 28, barely a ripple. Winds are onshore from the W at 12 mph, so it’s bumpy and messy. This theme just keeps rolling on through the weekend and into the week.

Friday, July 3rd, stays small – 2ft to 3ft – with the same short-period WNW swell, and a cross-onshore wind from the SW at 9 mph. Saturday the 4th sees a tiny bump to 4ft, still short period at 7 seconds, but the wind is a moderate cross-onshore at 12 mph, making for a choppy, poor-quality wave. The combined energy finally creeps into three digits (102) but that’s not saying much.

There’s a long run of marginal, average conditions right through until the 17th of July. Every single day is showing weak swells, mostly between 2ft and 4ft, with periods locked between 6 and 8 seconds. The winds, while sometimes light, are almost always cross-onshore or onshore, keeping the surface messy. The combined energy only rarely breaks 100, and even then it’s weak to moderate.

By the second week, around the 12th and 13th of July, the swell drops right off – down to a tiny 2ft to 2ft. The water temp is sitting at 81°, which is a touch warmer than normal for the time of year (a positive anomaly of 3°), but you won’t be surfing much in water that flat.

The big kicker is that this is a beach and reef break that’s inconsistent and usually needs a proper swell to fire. The optimum direction is from the W, and while there are some W and WNW swells, they’re just too weak and poorly aligned to stand up. With the wind never truly glassing off, every session looks rough.

So what’s the takeaway? There are no standouts. The forecast looks like a 16-day gap with no worthwhile waves. If you’re a kite surfer, this setup of moderate, choppy onshore conditions and small waves might offer something, but for a surfer, it’s a blank run. This kind of flat spell is pretty normal for the area when the angles don’t line up.

Keep an eye on the charts, mate. It won’t stay this poor forever.

Rusty.

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